Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 On this day in history death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)  

Aug 27 Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Sep 14 In the year 1887 friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies  

Sep 29 On this day in history death of bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 02 Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 In the year 1887 death of doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)  

Nov 11 Haymarket defenda died on this day in history.  

Nov 18 Eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77  

Nov 25 Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 01 On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

Dec 05 On this day in history death of eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804)  

Dec 09 On this day in history death of mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader  

Dec 26 On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.